• Plant Resources
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.46-58
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• 2000

Many plant species are used in Malaysia in folk medicine for the treatment of cancer. This paper presents some of these species with details on other ethnopharmacological uses, the known bioactivities and some chemical constituents of each of the species given. It is normal practice in traditional medicine that one species of plant is used to treat various ailments. Thus the plant species listed are all used to treat cancer but have various other ethnophrmacological uses as well, some with few other uses and rest with many other uses. Information on bioactivities of each species resulting from tests on human and experimental animals are also given. Proven bioactivities give strength to ethnopharmacological claims on the efficacies of plant resources in the treatment of cancer and various other ailments but will but will not necessarily lead to the production of new pharmaceutical drugs. Many of the known chemical constituents of each species are given. This shows the richness and variety of chemicals containes in each of the species listed. The chemicals listed may or may not prove to be important in the pharmaceutical sciences but is an indication of what each species contatin in thrms of plant chemicals. It is a well known fact that many of the pharmaceutical prescriptions in present day use are of plant origin and semi-synthetic or fully synthetic chemicals produced using knowledge gained from studies of phytochemicals. Thus the paper presented will give useful information and also shows the richness of plant species that have high potentials for the development of anti-cancer resources from plants in Malaysia.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.224-226
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• 2010

• Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.144-155
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• 2006

This report reviews the literatures on chemical constituents of marine sponges of the genus Spongosorites and also highlights our own research. Specific biological activities of the metabolites from these sponges include: cytotoxic, antitumor, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and other pharmacological activities.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.10
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• pp.2999-3002
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• 2010

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.355-359
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• 2002

The Plackett-Burman experimental design was employed to evaluate the relative importance of medium constituents of each medium for enhanced griseofulvin production by Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 1898 and Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 2004. It was found that the medium constituents, sucrose, $K_2HPO_4,\;NaNO_3,\;and\;FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, significantly influenced the griseofulvin production by Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 1898. In the case of Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 2004, lactose, glucose, and $MnSO_4{\cdot}H_2O$ significantly influenced the griseofulvin production.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.360-366
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• 2002

Central composite experimental design was employed to determine the optimal concentration of medium constituents for griseofulvin production by Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 1898 and Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 2004. The optimal concentration of sucrose, $K_2HPO_4,\;NaNO_3,\;and\;FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ were found to be 48.08 g/1, 1.228 g/1 , 2.7 g/1, and 0.011 g/1, respectively, for Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 1898, and for Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 2004, 23.52 g/1, 43.67 g/1, and 0.0434 g/1 of glucose, lactose, and $MnSO_4{\cdot}H_2O$, respectively. The yield of griseofulvin under optimal composition of medium constituents increased by 1.26 and 1.38 times than prior to optimization, for Penicillium griseofulvum MTCC 1898 and Penicillium griseofulvutn MTCC 2004, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.31-34
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• 1977

The chemical constituents of root bark of Acanthopanax sessiliflorum Seemann(Araliaceae) which is distributed in southern region of Korea are studied. The five kinds of chemical constituents are isolated from MeOH extract of root bark by column fractionation and purified by recrystallization. Substance $I{\sim}III$ were identified as stigmasterol, ${\beta}-sitosterol$ and campesterol. Substance IV is suggested as a lignan substance based on chemical and spectral discussions. The molecular formula of substance $V\;show\;C_{20}H_{18}O_6$ and its melting point is $120.5{\sim}121.5^{\circ}$. Due to the spectral data, it is confirmed that substance V is a (+) sesamin of lignan.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.106-114
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• 1980

The flavor constituents of Korean Milgam were extracted with a nitrogen gas stream under partial vacuum and identified by gas liquid chromatography. By employing the extraction coefficient, it was possible to determine the concentration of components in Milgam as well as in the extracts. Among 53 GLC peaks, 26 components were identified. Ethanol was the most abundant component (140ppm), followed by limonene (120ppm). These two were the most important flavor constituents.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.114-121
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• 2019

Background: The photolithography process in the semiconductor industry uses various chemicals with little information on their constitution. This study aimed to identify the chemical constituents of photoresist (PR) products and their by-products and to compare these constituents with material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and analytical results. Methods: A total of 51 PRs with 48 MSDSs were collected. Analysis consisted of two parts: First, the constituents of the chemical products were identified and analyzed using MSDS data; second, for verification of the by-products of PR, volatile organic compounds were analyzed. The chemical constituents were categorized according to hazards. Results: Forty-five of 48 products contained trade secrets in amounts ranging from 1 to 65%. A total of 238 ingredients with multiple counting (35 ingredients without multiple counting) were identified in the MSDS data, and 48.7% of ingredients were labeled as trade secrets under the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Act. The concordance rate between the MSDS data and the analytical result was 41.7%. The by-product analysis identified 129 chemicals classified according to Chemical Abstracts Service No., with 17 chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances. Formaldehyde was found to be released from 12 of 21 products that use novolak resin. Conclusion: We confirmed that several PRs contain carcinogens, and some were not specified in the toxicological information in the MSDS. Hazardous chemicals, including benzene and formaldehyde, are released from PRs products as by-products. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a systematic management system for chemical compounds and the working environment.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.78-83
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• 1998

Chemical investigation on a sample of the needles of Himalayan Taxus baccata has resulted in the isolation of several taxoids including taxol (1) 10-deacetyl-baccatin III (2) and 2-deacetoxytaxinine J (3) along with different lignans (6 and 7) and simple phenolics (8, 9, 10, 11 and 12). The occurrence of 4-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-butane-2-one and 4-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-trans-but 3-ene-2-one (8) in Taxus species is reported for the first time. The $^{13}C-NMR$ spectral data of two rearranged taxiod constituents, brevifoliol (4) and 13-decinnamoyltaxchinin B (5) are presented. The acid-catalyzed decomposition of taxol has been discussed. The synthesis of other two constituents, rhododendrol (10) and hibalactone (7) has been described.